Bukalapak CTO Nugroho Herucahyono has left the company
After a surprise departure of its CEO and co-founder Achmad Zaky in December 2019, Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak saw the departure of another co-founder, CTO Nugroho Herucahyono.
DealStreetAsia reported that Herucahyono’s resignation was announced to the company at an internal online meeting on Friday.
Herucahyono has also updated his LinkedIn profile which shows that his tenure at Bukalapak ended in March.
US, Vietnam strike up a US$42M economic deal to boost competitiveness
A US$42 million deal between the US and Vietnam has taken place in a bid to focus on making the private sector, startup ecosystems, and human capital more competitive.
According to Vietnam Express, the agreement was signed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment, seeking to foster greater entrepreneurship, enable deeper linkages of Vietnamese startups to corporations, investment capital, and other supporting organisations in the international innovation and startup ecosystems; and churn out high-quality human capital needed for a robust knowledge-based economy.
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Daniel Kritenbrink, US Ambassador to Vietnam said that the agreement is the country’s continued commitment to support Vietnam’s efforts to become a more open and inclusive economy.
Singapore introduces IOT-enabled tele-ventilator to reduce facility occupancy during COVID-19
ABM Respiratory Care, a Singapore-based medtech startup, has developed an IOT-based tele-ventilator that can help healthcare professionals monitor and programme the device from anywhere in the world in real-time.
According to Biospectrum Asia, ABM is preparing for fast-track approval of its invention with regulatory agencies in several countries, including Singapore.
Branded as BiWaze ION, the tele-ventilator is described as having both invasive and non-invasive modes and can be deployed in an ICU, ambulatory, or subacute settings for pediatric and adult patients.
Users of financial planning tool in Singapore increase by 70 per cent
The COVID-19 outbreak has seen a 70 per cent increase in financial advisors subscribing to the platform, Singapore-based fintech tool GoalsMapper stated.
“During the Circuit Breaker period, financial advisers are not able to conduct face-to-face meetings with clients. The current situation has caused us to expedite the pace of using technology to explore new ways of working and connecting with clients,” said Alfred Chia, CEO of SingCapital, a MAS-licensed financial advisory firm.
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The GoalsMapper app assists the digitisation of charting and mapping financial goals and has supported about 1,200 insurance agents in Singapore.
With GoalsMapper, financial advisers can key in their client’s information such as a housing mortgage, children’s education expenses, and their ideal retirement ages, and the platform will generate charts that enable them to visualise the cash that they require to achieve these life goals.
The company was established in May 2018 and has since expanded to Malaysia and Thailand.
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